The clinical significance of food specific IgE/IgG4 in food specific atopic dermatitis
- Authors
- Noh, Geunwoong; Ahn, Hyun Sook; Cho, Nam Yun; Lee, Sangsun; Oh, Jae Won
- Issue Date
- Feb-2007
- Publisher
- WILEY
- Keywords
- immunoglobulin E; immunoglobulin G4; food allergy; atopic dermatitis
- Citation
- PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, v.18, no.1, pp.63 - 70
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
- Volume
- 18
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 63
- End Page
- 70
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/180474
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2006.00478.x
- ISSN
- 0905-6157
- Abstract
- Food is closely associated with the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. Food allergy is usually mediated by IgE antibody to specific food proteins and determination of specific IgE antibody is the basis of the common diagnostic test for food allergy. IgG4 have been reported as blocking antibody and the protective effects of blocking antibody may be clear in inhalant allergy. However, the role of IgG4 in food allergy is still a matter of debate. In this study, the clinical significance of food allergen-specific IgE/IgG4 in atopic dermatitis was investigated and compared with that of IgE. A total of 97 patients who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for atopic dermatitis participated in this study. Skin prick test and allergy patch test were performed. Specific IgE and IgG4 concentration were measured using allergy protein chip, 'AllergyChip'. Double blinded placebo controlled food challenge test (DBPCFC) was performed for the diagnosis of allergy to milk, egg white, wheat, and soybean. DBPCFCs for milk, egg white, soybean, and wheat were performed. The positive rates were 31.7% (19/60) in milk, 36.7% (18/49) in egg white, 30.4% (7/23) in soybean, and 34.8% (8/23) in wheat. Mean IgE/IgG4 levels in DBPCFC (+) subjects is higher than those in DBPCFC (-) subjects in all food items studied. Of them, there were significantly different between two groups in egg white and wheat (Egg white in DBPCFC (+) vs. (-): 0.4 +/- 0.3 vs. 0.2 +/- 0.2, wheat in DBPCFC (+) vs. (-): 1.2 +/- 1.2 vs. 0.3 +/- 0.3, p < 0.05). Allergen-specific IgE/IgG4 may provide one of the clues to understand the mechanism of food allergy in atopic dermatitis. The present study suggests that protein microarray can be one of the useful methods to assess ongoing status of allergic diseases.
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